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Challenges increase for Mekong farmers
29/03/2010|08:20:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have for long adapted to rising sea levels and are used to a life of hardship, but current challenges have rendered them most vulnerable in years, experts say.
Vietnam loses 30 pct of its clean water per day
29/03/2010|08:18:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-Vietnam lost nearly 1.8 million cubic meters of clean water per day last year, accounting for 30 percent of the total daily water supply, said experts at a conference in the central city of Da Nang last week.
Plastic bags a huge environmental problem
21/03/2010|08:13:00
(Dantri)-Excessive and careless use of plastic bags are plaguing Ho Chi Minh City. Goods are kept in plastic bags everyday and many aren't aware of its damaging effect on the environment.
Supermarkets carry out “revolution” with paper bags
21/03/2010|08:13:00
(VietNamNet Bridge)-On March 27, Coop Mart supermarkets will not supply plastic bags to its customers, but paper bags instead to protect the environment and as a response to Earth Hour 2010 (March 27), Earth Day (April 22) and the World Environment Day (June 5).